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photoperception

photoperception noun: the perception of light (by plants).

Noun

photoperception (uncountable)

  1. The perception of light (by plants)

Origin of photoperception

From photo- + perception.

Questions about photoperception

What does photoperception mean?
Photoperception means the perception of light (by plants).
What part of speech is photoperception?
Photoperception is a noun.

Words near photoperception in the dictionary

  1. photopenic
  2. photopentode
  3. photopentodes
  4. photopeptide
  5. photopeptides
  6. photoperception
  7. photoperceptive
  8. photoperimeter
  9. photoperimeters
  10. photoperiod
  11. photoperiodic

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